SEGA has announced the open beta for its free-to-play MMO, Phantasy Star Online 2, has started in Japan. The beta will allow participants to reach level 30, and the Japanese client can be downloaded for PC here. The game is slated for a summer release.

Sega has released a pile of new screens for PC, Vita and mobile multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online. The screens show off some of the content to be included in the next public test, notably a bouquet gun, but as there are over 150 of them I point you towards Andriasang to sup your fill. […]

Sega’s released a video of the character creation demo for Phantasy Star Online 2. Players will be able to make their own characters ahead of the MMO’s closed beta test, but also be able to find out if your PC will be able to run it once it does launch. Get it below the break. […]

Sega’s announced it’ll launch a standalone character creator for Phantasy Star Online 2 next week, April 5. As well as that, its also released new shots of the game in action on PC, Vita and smartphones. Get them at Siliconera. The MMO will launch this summer in Japan on PC, this winter on iOS and […]

SEGA’s second press conference for Phantasy Star Online 2 occurs on Monday, March 26 and you can watch it live courtesy of Nico Nico Video at 1:30pm JST. What can you expect out of it? According to the game’s producer Satoshi Sakaii, the press conference will divulge details on the game’s closed beta test and […]

Phantasy Star Online 2 producer Satoshi Sakai has said the game is only 10% complete and that the video posted earlier was footage the development used from the PC’s lowest settings as the Vita version is lacking shaders and optimization at the moment.

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SEGA has released direct-feed footage of Phantasy Star Online 2 complete with English translation. It’s four minutes long, and posted below the break courtesy of Andriasang. Closed beta testing of the game will begin this summer in Japan, with testers chosen by a lottery. It’s out this year on PC, with a western release unknown […]